< Chairman Cha’s intention (2) >
Chairman Cha smiled happily as he watched his grandson walk away.
“You raised the child well and he’s smart. He’s got guts, spirit, and determination.”
Whether Secretary Kim makes a puzzled expression or not.
Whether Director Ko is at a loss or not when he sees the pile of abandoned gifts.
Chairman Cha smiled broadly as he tapped the photo of Cha Jeong-hyeok attached to the report.
“Everyone tries to please me in some way when they see me, but this guy doesn’t seem to be afraid of me at all. He just treats me like the neighborhood grandpa.”
“So, are you upset?”
“No way. It’s not like he’s clueless. He must have figured out what kind of person I am after seeing my mother struggling, but he still had the guts to shout.”
That was the reason Chairman Cha smiled happily.
“The distribution is big. The eyes are extraordinary. The way he speaks is also quite sharp. Seongjun has a good child. This is all Seongjun’s luck. Hahaha!”
Chairman Cha recalled the report submitted by Secretary Kim.
“You live in a shack in Kuro-dong, right? The clothes you’re wearing are shabby, and your hair is really old-fashioned. It doesn’t suit your handsome face. Contact the department store and have them issue you a membership card.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Everything my grandson was wearing reeked of poverty.
“They say he almost died from coal gas, but you can guess what he’s been through. But he never once cried or died. Unlike those guys who are busy begging for money just to see me, he never once said a word about money?”
Secretary Kim wanted to add a few more words, but kept his mouth shut.
It was because Chairman Cha raised his hand to stop it.
“It seems like he doesn’t know what it means to be a chaebol. And yet, look at him holding his mother’s hand and leaving without any regrets. Hahaha!”
Chairman Cha slapped his knee.
“Yeah, if you’re a man, you should have this much guts!”
Well, that’s fortunate.
“But I’m still young. To give up my future so easily.”
Chairman Cha clicked his tongue.
“If he had been smart, he should have somehow entered this house and, when the opportunity arose, clung to his mother and asked her to accept him.”
“He is not someone who can’t judge a situation to that extent.”
“huh?”
Chairman Cha raised his head and looked at Secretary Kim.
“There are times when you say things like that. Is that all?”
“It’s more than that.”
“Hmm.”
Secretary Kim took a black folder out of a paper envelope.
“This is the bribe ledger that Woo-kwang spread. It’s a top secret item that came from inside the Jungjeong.”
“what?”
“As I reported yesterday, this is the thing that Woo-kwang is searching for with his eyes wide open.”
Chairman Cha also knows after hearing the report.
That Woo-kwang is turning things upside down and roasting the media and politicians.
That they are thoroughly investigating something, even intervening up to the upper level of the central government.
‘What on earth is this that makes Woo-kwang act like a crazy bitch… Ugh!’
Paralock.
As he turned the pages of the ledger, Chairman Cha’s expression became increasingly hardened.
‘Woo-kwang must have gone crazy. What kind of a shotgun punk can bite and hang on to Woo-kwang like this? He’s quite the talent.’
It was a neatly organized ledger.
Whoever created this thing, whoever put their name on this ledger was going to break out in a cold sweat.
Chairman Cha’s mind was racing with thoughts of how to use this ledger.
“Secretary Kim, where did you get such a precious item?”
There’s no way Secretary Kim got something like that for free.
This was clearly a gift and a favor from someone.
It was also a secret proposal to join hands with Taesung.
“Samcheong? Geumsan? A loan shark or gangster? Or an opposition party member? A weed planted in Ugwang?”
Contrary to expectations, Secretary Kim brought up a completely different name.
“This is Master Jeong-hyeok. He gave this to me, saying it was a bribe for the Chairman.”
“What?”
No, I corrected myself earlier by saying it wasn’t a bribe, but begging for food.
Secretary Kim smiled bitterly.
“I will report. So today, Lord Jeonghyeok······.”
Secretary Kim briefly reported what he saw and heard while following Jeong-hyeok.
How he bought the house, how he manipulated the old man at the Songolmae Pawn Shop.
In fact, it felt like a greatly understated report, but that alone made Chairman Cha’s mouth drop open.
“How old is our Jeonghyeok this year?”
“······You are seven years old.”
It was a similar question to the one asked by the old man at the Songolmae Pawn Shop.
But while the old man just kept laughing in vain with a shit-eating expression, Chairman Cha burst into loud laughter with an extremely excited expression.
“Hahaha, my kid is indeed my bloodline! Of course!”
That’s what I’m saying.
“Chairman, if you send Master Jeonghyeok away like this, you will regret it later.”
Chairman Cha was silent for a moment.
Originally, I was a person who didn’t even care about superstitions or dreams.
For some reason, the scene I saw in my family’s dream at the same time on the same day would appear before my eyes from time to time.
‘Jeonghyeok, that guy is the guy who rode a yellow dragon as big as Namsan in his dream and flew through the sky. With one gesture, the ground turned upside down, the river turned into oil, and a fortune fell. They say that if you have a dream like that, it’s not usually an extraordinary person who is born.’
I don’t believe in superstitions, but I do believe in my own insight.
The grandson I met in person earlier was a very desirable talent.
“Secretary Kim, you have to step forward yourself. Bring my grandson.”
“Chairman, you’re not trying to force me away from my mother, are you?”
“If necessary.”
“Mr. Chairman!”
“How can you just leave my precious little baby like that? I can’t stand seeing my bloodline being exposed like that!”
Secretary Kim shook his head.
“I wouldn’t recommend that method.”
“why?”
“If you bring him here by force, you will face trouble in the future. If you try to sever ties with your family, you will only create a bad relationship. Master Jeonghyeok is no ordinary person.”
Chairman Cha frowned.
Haven’t you personally experienced the bitter end of a relationship created by trying to break up a family relationship?
Chairman Cha’s eyes sank.
The voice also became lowered.
“What would you like me to do?”
“If you bring Ms. Lee Soo-jin, Master Jeong-hyeok will come with you.”
Exactly. Exactly. Exactly.
Chairman Cha tapped the table with his fingertips.
“How about a concubine position?”
“Lee Soo-jin is not a woman who would accept a concubine’s position. If she had, she would have received the envelope of money long ago and followed Seong-jun around like a dog.”
“I know. I got it from the conversation we had earlier. That kid isn’t some kind of snake who’s after our Seongjun’s money.”
But that doesn’t mean I can break my engagement with Woo-kwang.
It was a business worth a whopping 30 billion won.
“Lee Soo-jin, what kind of family does that child come from?”
“There’s nothing special about it. They’re from a family of independence activists who came from a wealthy family, but they squandered a lot of their wealth providing military funds. Now, I understand they own about 60,000 pyeong of land each in Bundang, Pangyo, and Suseo-dong, totaling 190,000 pyeong.”
“If that’s the case, then everything there is now tied up as a greenbelt and is just as cheap as shit?”
“yes.”
“So what does your father do?”
“You farm.”
“They have some farmland, but they don’t have a lot of money.”
The government established a five-year economic development plan and selected manufacturing as the foundation for a wealthy and strong country.
Accordingly, workers’ wages were lowered and the prices of agricultural and marine products were also limited.
In this day and age, to make money you had to run a factory, not a farm.
“A piece of land worth only a few hundred or a few thousand won per pyeong! Even if you sell all that land, it can’t compare to Woo-kwang.”
Chairman Cha sighed softly.
“I wish that girl, Soojin, was a little more gentle. How much better would it be if she just stayed quiet and acted as a concubine?”
At that time, a group of people came into the Taesung Hotel coffee shop.
“No, aren’t you Chairman Cha?”
The president of Wookwang Construction greeted me with a smile.
The faces that appeared behind him seemed familiar.
Everyone was present, including Seoul City development planners, subway construction advisory committee members, senior officials from the Japanese Ministry of Transportation, and the president of the Japanese Expressway Corporation.
“How could someone who is already busy come all the way to a hotel?”
“Do I really need to come to your hotel for something important?”
The president of Woo Kwang Construction glanced at the table where Chairman Cha was sitting.
There are four coffee cups in total.
From ssanghwacha, milk coffee, espresso, and even cocoa.
Even though Chairman Cha said that, it was clear that he had just met someone.
‘The person who is currently pushing ahead with all his might to plan the subway construction is someone who takes time to meet.’
Chairman Cha reached out to the Japanese.
“It’s been a while, Yoshimoto-san.”
“Yes. It’s been a while, Chairman Cha.”
“You work for the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation. Why did you come to Korea? You should have contacted us in advance. If you had, we could have left the suite at the Taesung Hotel empty.”
“It’s nothing.”
“When our Taesung visited Japan, he flatly refused, saying he was busy. This is very disappointing. Even without that, in relation to the subway construction······.”
“Ahem! As you can see, I have something to do. Okay, that’s all for now.”
The Japanese deliberately went to a table far away from Chairman Cha.
Then, the president of Wookwang Construction and high-ranking officials rushed over there.
Chairman Cha returned to his original seat and sat down with a thud.
‘I guess it’s because of the subway line 2 construction. It looks like Woo-kwang has made up his mind this time. I didn’t know he’d be this excited in the lobby.’
Chairman Cha was seething with annoyance.
‘But our Taesung is one step ahead of Wookwang. Taesung is one step ahead in terms of technology, civil engineering experience, and construction performance.’
And that’s not all.
‘Thanks to Sungjun’s many overseas construction contracts, we have ample funds. We will never be pushed out in a bidding war.’
But when I actually saw that sight with my own two eyes, my stomach turned.
If the subway construction bid could have been won through fair competition, Woo Kwang would not have had to lobby so hard behind the scenes.
‘shit!’
Chairman Cha raised his hand.
“Here, another cup of Ssanghwacha! Fill it with ice and bring out some cold water, too!”
I must watch with my own two eyes to see what these guys are up to!
“Mr. Chairman.”
Mr. Kim pushed a black file folder in front of Chairman Cha.
It was Wookwang Construction’s bribery ledger.
Clang!
Chairman Cha’s hands, which had been quickly and roughly turning the pages, suddenly stopped.
< Since Wookwang Construction's funds are severely insufficient, it is Taesung, not Wookwang, who is responsible for securing the necessary funds for lobbying······.>
The report was cut off at that point.
Only a clean cut mark remains, as if it had been cut with a knife.
There were exactly 3 pages that were cut out so blatantly!
‘How do you cover the bribe money that Woo-kwang spread? Tae-seong’s?’
It felt like pouring gasoline into an already bubbling mess.
“Secretary Kim!”
I really need to see what exactly is written on the cut page!
Even if it costs some money, even if it means losing some money!
I need to take care of my household problems right now, which are draining money like water!
< Chairman Cha's Will (2) > End
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